Emperor Sui Yang

Feng An and Ning Changzhen have already lived in the imperial palace, in the provincial hall under the gate, except for sleeping every day, they are in Shangshu province.

The recent Shangshu Province is very lively. After the court meeting, the chief officials of the eleven temples in the three provinces will come here to discuss matters about Lingnan.

In such a large area, the policy of the imperial court could not be implemented, not to mention the emperor was not happy, the ministers were not happy either, the common people did not know, if they knew that the people there only paid the tax of three melons and two dates, they would not be happy either.

Don't worry about scarcity but inequality.

Pei Ju is already drawing up the list of prefects in the twenty prefectures of Lingnan. The imperial court is planning a big shake-up in Lingnan. The local officials will go down to implement policies. This is for you. For those who are in Jiangdu to protect their children, it’s time for something wrong. , hard for you.

It can be seen that the court's attitude is very firm this time, but they still have to grasp one degree, that is, try to avoid the Lingnan rebellion.

So coming to protect children and sit in Zhenjiang City is actually a kind of deterrent, and it will not be used easily.

Feng and Ning don't have to worry about the gangsters of the court making flirts with them, because the court wants to appease them and stabilize them, so naturally they greet them with smiles.

Yang Yue is also here. It stands to reason that he is not allowed to participate, but his qualifications are too old. As long as he wants to come, no one will stop him.

"The list of new prefects in Lingnan should take care of the general and Qin Jianggong's wishes to the greatest extent. They think that fifteen belong to the court and five belong to them. If it is not appropriate, then let's make a concession," Yang Yue said.

Feng and Ning couldn't imagine that someone would speak for them, and Yang Su's younger brother.

Interesting enough, brother, you friend, Lingnan is settled.

Ning Changzhen nodded and said: "As Yang Gong said, we don't care how many people the imperial court sends down, what we care about is what will happen to Lingnan after these people go down, Feng An and I are in Lingnan, and we can't say anything Forget it, the interests of all tribes are involved, we are caught in the middle, and we can only be a peacemaker, as for whether people will listen or not, it is another matter."

It was originally a negotiation, and there must be concessions in the negotiation. Pei Ju opened his mouth and said that he wanted fifteen counties at once. In fact, he first raised the price and then bargained slowly.

Pei Ju laughed and said, "Ningyue County is best managed by Duke Qinjiang, Hepu County is for your cousin Ning Daoming, Yongxi County is for your uncle Ning Chun, Nanhai County is for Lord Pingyuan (Feng Xuan), and Gaoliang County is for your cousin Ning Daoming. The county is still General Feng, these five counties will not move, and we will discuss the rest slowly."

Feng An said: "Liuqiu, the crown prince once promised us that he will be handed over to us for management, and Mr. Pei should be included."

"It's counted," Pei Ju said with a smile, "Liuqiu set up a county and handed it over to Pingyuan Duke's eldest son Feng Shihui (hui), how about it?"

Feng Ang nodded, Nanhai County is the most important in their hands, because Nanhai County is the largest county in the south of the Five Ridges. During Kaihuang's reign, it was called Guangzhou, and the future Guangzhou is also here.

Occupying Guangzhou has always had the power to supervise the entire Lingnan.

The entire Lingnan can be divided into three large blocks according to its special geographical conditions.

In layman's terms, it is Guizhou Road, Guangzhou Road, and Jiaozhou Road.

Guizhou is in the northwest, Guangzhou is in the east, and Jiaozhou is in the southwest.

Between Guizhou Road and Guangzhou Road, there is a Yunkai Mountain. With this mountain range as the dividing line, it was divided into Guangxi Autonomous Region and Guangdong Province in later generations. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called Lingnan West Road and Lingnan East Road.

Do you know why Guangxi is not a province but an autonomous region? In the 21st century, you have to let people govern themselves. This is the local cultural custom of taking care of others.

As for Jiaozhou, this is in Vietnam, and there is almost no land transportation between Jiaozhou and Guizhou.

During Kaihuang's reign, Liu Fang attacked Jiaozhou. He crossed mountains and ridges, not along roads. What kind of mountains did he cross?That's right, one hundred thousand mountains.

Historically, it was not until the 12th year of Zhenguan that a land passage between Guizhou and Jiaozhou was opened by Qingping County Gong Li Hongjie along the road traveled by Liu Fang.

These three major areas will be the key to the negotiations between the imperial court and Feng and Ning.

Su Wei laughed at the side and said: "Things need to be discussed a little bit, we must have some concerns, you two must bring it up, as your majesty said, what we want is a happy one, you two can rest assured, The final result is consensual, if one party is not happy, the matter cannot be settled.”

Ning Changzhen smiled wryly and said: "Everyone needs to know, it's not that the two of us are unwilling, but based on the current situation in Lingnan as a reference for your reference."

"Of course, it is well known that the two of you are committed to the imperial court," Su Wei said with a smile.

A group of bigwigs use each area as a bargaining chip. This county belongs to you and that county belongs to him. It's like dividing the cake.

A small decision of the Great Sui Center can affect the future lives of millions of people in Lingnan.

Just like a sentence in the TV series: If your grandpa makes a mistake, my grandpa will have to beg for food.

Feng An's heart is for the imperial court, so the imperial court has no objection to occupying Guangzhou, but Ning Chang is really in Guangxi, so it won't make you comfortable.

Ningyue County is the area of ​​Qinzhou City in later generations. It is near the sea, and Yulin County to the north is the surrounding areas of Nanning, Guangxi. This is also Ning Changzhen's sphere of influence.

But the imperial court made a decision here, and was going to release a ruthless person, General Zuo Yuwei, Qiu He.

When Feng and Ning heard this name, their faces turned green, because Qiu He used to be the prefect of Yanmen County, and he was best at deploying defense lines.

Do Qiu He want to go?If he wanted to go, there must be something wrong with his brain.

Although the Ministry of War can't control him, Shang Shu's left and right servants want him to go, so he has to go.

"Do you think it's appropriate for the Duke of Pingcheng County to be placed in Lingnan?" Feng An asked in surprise.

Pei Ju smiled and said: "It's suitable, Mr. Pingcheng is from the military, but he is easy-going, gentle and humble. After going to Yulin, he will definitely complement the two of you."

Wen Nima's legs, it's not like I haven't seen him in Liaodong, Feng An shook his head and said: "It won't work, I absolutely can't agree."

Qiu He's arrangement was obviously aimed at Ning Changzhen, because the original five fixed county guards, the Ningyue County, Hepu County, and Yongxi County occupied by the old Ning's family, were all in the south, and all of them were related to Yu Yu. bordered by forest.

Doesn't this clearly mean that they are worried about their old Ning's family?
It is about practical interests, Ning Changzhen is sure to say something: "With all due respect, half of Yulin is from the Xiou tribe. No one else can control this place."

Pei Ju smiled and said: "Qiu He will go down, naturally you will be the main one, and he will be the assistant. There are some things that he can't do without your help."

Hehe, why should I help?Ning Changzhen said:

"I'm not the only one who has the final say on the Xiou tribe. There are many people with the surname Ning. 'Lingnan is dominated by wealth, and Zhuya is surrounded by the sea. I think the evaluation of us by the people of the Central Plains is very pertinent, Lingnan needs to be governed by local tribal leaders, and Pingcheng can govern Yanmen County, but not Yulin County."

Pei Ju smiled and looked at Su Wei.

Su Wei sat in one of the main seats, sipping his tea with his head down, without making a sound.

The government office suddenly became quiet, because Chang Ning's attitude was very obvious. He still wanted Lingnan to be autonomous. I just paid tribute to the imperial court every year. You want too much, and I can't give it.

Niu Hongdao: "The arrangement of Yulin County was agreed upon by the three provinces and the eleven temples, and they agreed that it was appropriate. The imperial court will not change it. Regarding this arrangement, it is decided like this."

Ning Chang really didn't say a word, and there was a fire in his stomach. Is this called a discussion? nmlgb.

The imperial court's scramble for this position is actually to occupy more than half of Guizhou Road, compress Ning Changzhen's sphere of influence, and form a pattern of facing East and West with Guangzhou Feng An.

Since Ning Changzhen is going to be targeted, Feng An must not be moved, so the court's arrangement in Guangzhou Road will take care of Feng An's feelings to a large extent.

In fact, in the final analysis, the reason everyone is so eager to suppress Ning Changzhen is because you rebelled.

How could one not be wary of a rebellious person?

This is a negotiation in consideration of each other's interests, which is bound to be protracted.

After Yang Ming returned to the East Palace, everything was as usual. He even deliberately avoided seeing Yang Yinjiang and Chen Shuyi, and went to Pei Shuying's Yichun Palace.

"I've seen the list of Shangshu Province. The sheriff who was sent to Lingnan has Pei Xuanji. Do you want him to go?" Yang Ming asked.

Pei Shuying smiled, and sat down beside her husband: "I definitely don't want it, but Shang Shusheng's arrangement naturally has a layer of meaning from my father. As long as he is willing, let my younger brother go."

Yang Ming smiled and said, "It's very dangerous over there. The laws are useless, barbarians are mixed together, and it's not uncommon for officials and people to fight each other. Don't you worry?"

Pei Shuying said: "How is Lingnan today compared to 20 years ago? My father was able to go there 20 years ago, so naturally my younger brother could too."

Yang Ming nodded with a smile, looked his wife up and down, and said, "Are you much plumper than before?"

"You are a busy person and rarely come to my place. Now do you know how to take a good look at your wife?" Pei Shuying snuggled into Yang Ming's arms and said quietly, "I still miss the time when everyone lived close to each other and walked around easily. Duo, now that I'm in the East Palace, sometimes it's not easy to see each other, so please come and see me more, I'm not competing for favor, I just want to be with you more."

Yang Ming simply picked her up and put her on his lap, shaking her:
"A person is in a high position and can't help himself. National affairs and family affairs are the world's affairs. I have to take care of everything. Although it is not common at ordinary times, I have never stopped thinking about it. By the way, I want to tell you something."

"What's the matter?" Pei Shuying closed her eyes, enjoying the tenderness of this moment.

Yang Ming said indifferently: "Shuyi was pregnant with my child once, but the child was not kept. Do you know about this?"

Pei Shuying was stunned for a moment, sat up straight and said in surprise:
"When?"

Yang Ming said: "During the second year of Daye, you left Beijing to meet me in Luoyang. She happened to return to Beijing with Madam Changcheng. Of course, you didn't meet her because she was in Yang Wei's carriage at that time."

Pei Shuying was shocked and said, "What did Yang Hao do?"

Yang Ming nodded, and told Pei Shuying exactly what he heard from Wei Ying.